Chapter 3 of The Parisians — Volume 04 is here in full — 95 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 3 of The Parisians — Volume 04 is here in full — 95 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
FROM ISAURA CICOGNA TO MADAME DE GRANTMESNIL. The day after I posted my last, Mr. Vane called on us. I was in our little garden at the time. Our conversation was brief, and soon interrupted by visitors,--the Savarins and M. Rameau. I long for your answer.
Chapter 3 of The Parisians — Volume 04 is here in full — 95 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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of short duration or distance
From this reading “Our conversation was brief, and soon interrupted by visitors,--the Savarins and M. Rameau.”
the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.
From this reading “Our conversation was brief, and soon interrupted by visitors,--the Savarins and M. Rameau.”
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading “I was in our little garden at the time.”
discontinued temporarily
From this reading “Our conversation was brief, and soon interrupted by visitors,--the Savarins and M. Rameau.”
title used for a married Frenchwoman
From this reading “FROM ISAURA CICOGNA TO MADAME DE GRANTMESNIL.”
publicly displayed
From this reading “The day after I posted my last, Mr. Vane called on us.”
mechanical device attached to an elevated structure; rotates freely to show the direction of the wind
From this reading “The day after I posted my last, Mr. Vane called on us.”
plural of “visitor” — someone who visits
From this reading “Our conversation was brief, and soon interrupted by visitors,--the Savarins and M. Rameau.”
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later than; following
From this reading The day after I posted my last, Mr. Vane called on us.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Our conversation was brief, and soon interrupted by visitors,--the Savarins and M. Rameau.
react verbally
From this reading I long for your answer.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I was in our little garden at the time.
of short duration or distance
From this reading Our conversation was brief, and soon interrupted by visitors,--the Savarins and M. Rameau.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Our conversation was brief, and soon interrupted by visitors,--the Savarins and M. Rameau.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading The day after I posted my last, Mr. Vane called on us.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading FROM ISAURA CICOGNA TO MADAME DE GRANTMESNIL.
the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.
From this reading Our conversation was brief, and soon interrupted by visitors,--the Savarins and M. Rameau.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The day after I posted my last, Mr. Vane called on us.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading FROM ISAURA CICOGNA TO MADAME DE GRANTMESNIL.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I long for your answer.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading FROM ISAURA CICOGNA TO MADAME DE GRANTMESNIL.
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading I was in our little garden at the time.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading FROM ISAURA CICOGNA TO MADAME DE GRANTMESNIL.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The day after I posted my last, Mr. Vane called on us.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I was in our little garden at the time.
discontinued temporarily
From this reading Our conversation was brief, and soon interrupted by visitors,--the Savarins and M. Rameau.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading FROM ISAURA CICOGNA TO MADAME DE GRANTMESNIL.
immediately past
From this reading The day after I posted my last, Mr. Vane called on us.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading I was in our little garden at the time.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading I long for your answer.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading Our conversation was brief, and soon interrupted by visitors,--the Savarins and M. Rameau.
title used for a married Frenchwoman
From this reading FROM ISAURA CICOGNA TO MADAME DE GRANTMESNIL.
a form of address for a man
From this reading The day after I posted my last, Mr. Vane called on us.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The day after I posted my last, Mr. Vane called on us.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The day after I posted my last, Mr. Vane called on us.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading I was in our little garden at the time.
publicly displayed
From this reading The day after I posted my last, Mr. Vane called on us.
French composer of operas whose writings laid the foundation for the modern theory of harmony (1683-1764)
From this reading Our conversation was brief, and soon interrupted by visitors,--the Savarins and M. Rameau.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Our conversation was brief, and soon interrupted by visitors,--the Savarins and M. Rameau.
in the near future
From this reading Our conversation was brief, and soon interrupted by visitors,--the Savarins and M. Rameau.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The day after I posted my last, Mr. Vane called on us.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading I was in our little garden at the time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading FROM ISAURA CICOGNA TO MADAME DE GRANTMESNIL.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The day after I posted my last, Mr. Vane called on us.
mechanical device attached to an elevated structure; rotates freely to show the direction of the wind
From this reading The day after I posted my last, Mr. Vane called on us.
plural of “visitor” — someone who visits
From this reading Our conversation was brief, and soon interrupted by visitors,--the Savarins and M. Rameau.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was in our little garden at the time.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I long for your answer.
Chapter 3 of The Parisians — Volume 04 by Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron Lytton holds 95 sentences, grouped into 19 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
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